Month: February 2019
Here we’ll keep you up to date with the latest news and perspectives on topics related to SC and the upcoming conference throughout the year. Check out the tags to explore more posts on the subjects that interest you.
The SC Technical Program: A Powerful Research Engine & Rich Collection of Opportunities
SC prides itself as one of the most competitive and valued technical conferences in the field of high-performance computing. It is often listed at the very top of various national conference ranking systems, showcasing the impact that publishing at SC has on the visibility and careers of researchers around the world. Research published at SC …
Awards Spotlight: Why HPC Is Now
Enrico Rinaldi, a physicist and special postdoctoral fellow with the Riken BNL Research Center, was part of a team nominated for the 2018 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for developing an algorithm and code that can more precisely determine the lifetime of a neutron. Their work directly focused on quantum chromodynamics, or QCD, a fundamental particle …
Reproducibility and SC: Embracing the Challenge
New for SC19 This year, the conference is taking its Reproducibility Initiative to a whole new level. First, the obvious: an Artifact Description (AD) Appendix becomes a requirement for all technical papers (remaining optional for posters and workshop papers). The HPC community is embracing the challenge to publish reproducible works, and we are confident …
From Atoms to Astronomy, HPC Is Redefining Scientific Research
Macro and micro. From the wonders of the universe to the intricacies of the atom, scientists use sophisticated simulations to further their research. And, not surprisingly, HPC is playing a key role – as it is, increasingly, in every scientific field. As we explore the meaning of HPC is Now in the lead-up to SC19, …
SC19 February Need to Know: Big Tech Program Submissions Open, Keep Up with Tech Program Enhancements, Become a Student Volunteer, Apply for the Student Cluster Competition
Welcome once more to those of you who read the January blog update and warm greetings to our new readers. As the path to SC19 unfolds, we hope more attendees will turn to this monthly summary for information about important dates and behind-the-scenes snapshots. If you’re new and want to catch up on past blog …